2008 Hyundai Sonata: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Dec 14, 2020 · Airbags, Body · 150,000 miles · CA

The front driver side door handle has came off and so has the passenger side. The inside door handle on the driver side has came off and the driver side door is totally inoperable. This s a total safety hazard in the event of an emergency, a car crash god forbid or even the car catching fire. Getting to safety would be very difficult. I cant afford to continuing fixing an issue that is defected to begin with. The brake lights doesn't illuminate all time when engaged and my air bag lights are on and my car sways in the back due to the control arm being rusted

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Body · 73,000 miles · FL

Front driver's door handle and front passenger's door handle have fallen off. To get into car to drive anywhere I must climb through car from back seat. Recalls do exist for later years of this make and model.

Filed Jan 11, 2018 · Body · 40,000 miles · FL

This evening at our local news channel wflx I saw a story about hyundai sonatas's door handles falling off.this lady had all 4 outside door handles break off. The news station said hyundai told them this is an isolated case. Not true. I have replaced all outside door handles and two of the inside handles on my vehicle. Just like the one the news showed. My sister in law who lives in jacksonville fl. Had the same issue. So it's not an isolated issue. First time my door handle broke. I took it to my local hyundai dealer (napleton's hyundai) and it cost me $600 to get it fixed. Since then I've been fixing it myself. Guess what, the door handle broke off again. This will be my 5th time fixing the door handles. Someone needs to look at this issue. If you need a picture I can upload one tomorrow. Thanks for your time.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Body · 110,000 miles · VA

A couple of weeks ago, my driver-side inner door handle began to become loose and pop out. It is still partially functional so that I can open the door from the inside. The other day, the exterior door handle broke off when I was opening the car door. I now have to enter from the passenger side. Nothing traumatic happened to cause this, and I don't use excessive force on my door.

Filed Nov 29, 2016 · Body · 176,523 miles · NJ

Exterior door handles are shearing off. Left rear door handle came off on 4/24/2016. Right front door handle came off today 11/29/2016. Handles both came off when I pulled on them to open the door. No unusual force involved. Handles are completely plastic. Shear point is narrow piece which connects handle to interior connector to door latch. I have never before heard of car door handles failing.

Filed Nov 10, 2016 · Locks · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the latches on the rear passenger and driver side doors fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the door latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2016 · Electrical, Locks · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed to work when attempting to turn the key over. The vehicle failed to start randomly on several occasions. In addition, the door latches failed to open from outside and inside the vehicle. The dealer and an independent mechanic were notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Mar 22, 2014 · Body · 128,000 miles · TX

Rear driver side door handle found lying on the ground with plastic extension that activates door latch broken--had fallen inside door. Three weeks later, front passenger side door handle experienced identical failure. Purchased replacements from local hyundai dealer in each case. They did not acknowledge what is obviously a systemic design failure. Obvious safety issue due to inability of emergency responders to open door from outside in case of occupant incapacitation.

Filed Apr 25, 2013 · Body · 37,003 miles · FL

Tried to open driverside door handle come off in my hand 3 months after warranty was up never heard of plastic door handle breaking.

Filed Oct 17, 2010 · Locks · 88,000 miles · 00

The passenger side front door lock does not lock or move and the door remains open while driving. It happened in the last couple of weeks. Noticed when doors were locked remotely and the passenger side front was able to be opened, we see there are a number of door lock linkage recalls and service notices.